Therefore, Kobayashi Aotori, who was originally full of melancholy, thought that no matter what, his teammates would always support him, a transparent player, he slept well and contentedly.
The teammates on the other side felt reassured by Kobayashi Aotori's 'transformation' and also had a good sleep.
A misunderstanding caused the entire Shiratorizawa team to sleep peacefully.
——Ah, by the way, Ushijima Wakatoshi's sleep quality is very good as usual, he doesn't need to rely on anyone.
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Tokyo Stadium the next day
The four teams that have entered the semi-finals will decide the candidates for the semi-finals here today.
The venue where Kobayashi Aotori is playing is the venue for Shiratorizawa vs. Mujinazaka High.
As the two teams entered, deafening cheers and screams immediately erupted in the venue.
Opposite to the arrogant male voices, there were the most obvious voices of the girls in Kobayashi Aotori's support group.
The evil-minded Tendou asked Aotori to look at them many times, but he was ignored.
Just kidding, if he looked at them, his ears would be very miserable.
The last experience of blood and tears is still vivid in his mind.
"Huh? Aotori, you don't just have female high school fans! You have a big sister who looks good with makeup and has a great figure! There is also a girl over there who looks fierce and has a nose and lip piercing! Ha?! And man!!"
Tendou said loudly, his way of describing it was too attractive, even the people in Shiratorizawa around him couldn't help but follow the words, and they all let out exclamations of appreciation.
Kobayashi Aotori: I can’t hear... I can’t hear...
"Oh my god... they made a banner." Goshiki accidentally sighed at this moment, which contained the emotions of envy, jealousy and hatred:
"What is it written...? 'Fly, the majestic and arrogant eagle'? Hiss... it's so charismatic and profound!" he said in shock.
——Hibari Kyoya, who is surrounded by a group of girls, wears glasses, is dressed plainly, and is not wearing Fukurodani's school uniform. He is the culprit of the content of this banner.
He can't hide his good looks even though he is bookish, but at this moment, the girls around him regard him as a 'good sister' who is willing to support Kobayashi Aotori with them and is different from a group of stinky men who avoid them like they are dragons and tigers.
Unfortunately, Kobayashi Aotori is one of those 'stinky men' who are afraid of them.
Aotori took a deep breath and pretended that he didn't hear Goshiki shouting. Even the other players heard the sound and looked over... wuwu.
I don’t understand it at all! Haha, what, what eagle?
There are also those bold adjectives. This is not writing poetry. Haha, who are you talking about?
It’s so strange.
It has nothing to do with me!
……Hello--! !
Why on earth would you give such a cool slogan to a useless person like me?
With no expression on his face but tears in his heart, he played a ball silently and then went away from the crowd again to do some stretching and warming up alone.
"Goshiki, Aotori finally warmed up with us after a while, but you annoyed him and made him run away again." Shirabu's eyes were filled with undisguised disgust.
Goshiki was shocked and shouted, "What an outrageous statement!",
but Shirabu's eyes were filled with disgust. The death stare stuck in his throat.
Tendou on the side looked at Shirabu's serious expression, although he was still a little reluctant, but...
Sure enough, we still need to train harder, right?
If the intensity of yesterday's last game was maintained, their physical fitness and completeness of movements would not be able to meet Aotori-chan's playing needs at all, right?
You're so awesome, Aotori-chan, whether it's the daily training volume and training matches, or the pressure and courage to give it a try in official competitions, you are the one who makes Shiratorizawa stronger without knowing it~!
Tendo narrowed his eyes with a smile, and Ushiwaka's voice beside him broke into his thoughts:
"Tendou, give me a ball."
"Yes, yes~ Let's support our ace with the ball~"
"...Please don't sound so weird."
"Huh?! Waka-kun can actually understand it!!"
——On the other side, a group of people wearing regular uniforms were sitting in the audience, including all members of Inarizaki.
Rintaro Suna looked at the eager expressions on Atsumu and others' faces, but his mind was still a mess.
...So why did they come to watch the match between Shiratorizawa and Mujinazaka...?
The unheard-of blocking technique of Kobayashi Aotori appeared in his mind, and his narrowed eyes opened slightly.
Well, just to see that block again.
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The players from both sides took their positions on their court, the captains shook hands, and the support groups of both sides shouted encouraging words.
The result of the coin toss was Ushijima Wakatoshi's victory. He didn't expect that this guy was good at guessing coins.
Therefore, with Kobayashi Aotori, a monster on serve, Shiratorizawa chose to attack first without hesitation.
Unknown how many times in the entire competition, Kobayashi Aotori, who was the first to stand on the serving line, showed no change of expression.
That is to say, he has experienced countless large and small games in his previous life. If it were anyone else, he would have been thrown into confusion because he was the first to serve in such an important game.
But Kobayashi Aotori was unaffected. In his eyes, even if his 'ordinary service' is caught, nothing is surprising, it is just a normal thing.
Kobayashi Aotori stood at the serving position, and the libero of the opposite team leaned down slightly, his eyes narrowed with undisguised vigilance.
Even though Mujinazaka High carefully studied Kobayashi Aotori's service in the video. After watching the video of yesterday's match between Shiratorizawa and Inarizaki they thought they knew him well,
Eight now they realized the real strength of Kobayashi Aotori's serve.
Sure enough, people who have studied volleyball overseas since childhood are different.
——in a sense, Kobayashi Aotori did learn volleyball abroad.
That place has far more terrifying competitive pressure. It is the cradle of geniuses. The endless stream of talented players has created Kobayashi Aotori's super strength and inferiority complex.
Not knowing that in the eyes of Mujinazaka High, he and Ushijima Wakatpshi were on the same level, Kobayashi Aotori stood behind the service line, and his heart was not very calm at this time.
Just because the person opposite him who was staring at him intently was the ace player who ranked among the top three in the country - Wakatsu Kiryu.
That one was a heavy-handed player like Ushijima Wakatoshi.
Slowly exhaling a breath, Kobayashi Aotori's eyes subconsciously glanced at the position of the opponent's libero, Haruma Bishin.
However in the third game yesterday, under high pressure, he forced himself not to look at the opponent's libero to avoid causing the serve to be received by the opponent again. But obviously, habits are not that easy to change.
On the opposite side, Bishin's scalp tightened when he met those narrow brown eyes, and his expression became a little more serious.
Sure enough, the pressure this libero killer puts on him is unreasonable.
It was just an ordinary glance, but it sent a chill down his back, and he couldn't help but start thinking about whether the opponent would aim at him and serve.
And what kind of ball did he serve this time?
Unknown to him, one look in his eyes caused the opponent's thoughts to spin a thousand times, but Kobayashi Aotori here had already raised the volleyball in his hand.
"Bang——!" The sound of the volleyball hitting the palm was extremely clear. In an instant, a blue-yellow volleyball shadow passed across the Shiratorizawa court and came to the grounds of Mujinazaka High——
The volleyball in Bishin's pupils was spinning at high speed, and time seemed to be stretched countless times at that moment, but with it came the heavy reaction force of his body.
This guy's serve...could it be the same type of heavy cannon as Kiryu's?!
No, it's impossible——
He is the kind of person who will not repeat the same trick even if he scores easily using one.
Because of this, he was able to score consecutive points with his serve again and again with his unpredictable playing style!
So, what kind of service will it be this time?
Unfortunately, there is no time left for Bishin to think about it.
Just because the volleyball in front of him suddenly deviated from the course, as if it would fall in front of him the next moment, his pupils shrank, and the next moment he rushed forward quickly without thinking about his safety——
Lost.
Everyone looked at the ball in shock, even Aotori stood there blankly.
Bishin, who was lying on the ground, looked at the volleyball rolling to his side in disbelief. How could it have changed its direction again?!
Is it a float serve?
No, it’s completely different!
What a weird jump float serve!!
The whole audience was in an uproar. Although the audience did not understand the rules, anyone with a clear eye could see the two rapid changes in the trajectory of the volleyball. Without superpowers, there was no way to explain such a situation!
Commentator A: (Oh my God! Kobayashi gave us another big surprise with his first serve at the beginning!)
Commentator B: (Yes! Although it is in the form of a float serve, it is different from the normal one. It is more unpredictable and may even change its route multiple times!)
Commentator A: (It’s like fighting against a living volleyball!)
Although commentator A’s words usually sound ridiculous, at this moment they are extremely relevant to the current situation!
The volleyball just seemed to be injected with life in an instant. It was flexibly avoiding the capture of the libero and finally twisted sideways at the moment when it was about to be caught and escaped!
Looking at the volleyball rolling a few meters on the ground, he felt extremely humiliated at this moment. It was like a living volleyball monster laughing at human clumsiness.
Bishin raised his head in disbelief and looked at the expressionless Kobayashi Aotori behind the opposite service line. Next to him, Kiryu's expression became increasingly grim, and he looked at Kobayashi Aotori with a frown.
This kind of jump float service was simply unheard of before.
At this moment, Kobayashi Aotori's face is dull, but in fact, his heart is already so excited that he wants to fly:
Hello? Did I just use the float service?!
Yes, yes! It’s been used!
Although it is different from a serious jump service, the result of his understanding is that this ball is crooked, but he scored by mistake!
Ushijima Wakatoshi glanced at Kobayashi Aotori curiously, seeming to be seriously thinking about how the ball was fired.
The other teammates stared with dead eyes at the Aotoribehind who looked calm and calm, but was dizzy with joy at finally using the float serve. They were silent in their hearts:
Aotori——
It's a lie that you can't do a jump float serve.